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El Cerrito, CA vs Riverside, CA

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Highlights
- Riverside spends 0.7% more per student than El Cerrito.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Riverside than in El Cerrito. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverside had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Cerrito
 El Cerrito, CARiverside, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for El Cerrito    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

El Cerrito is inexpensive to live in and close to where interesting things are happening. On the whole there isn't much to do here, with the obvious exception being the  More

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Reviews for Riverside    42 Reviews

I've lived in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

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I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  More

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